2018 Manufacturer Production South Carolina 
Green Car Congress
MARCH 5, 2020
Volvo Cars formally inaugurated a new battery assembly line at its Belgian manufacturing plant in Ghent, where it will start building its first fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year. —Geert Bruyneel, head of global production operations. Volvo XC40 Recharge powertrain.
Green Car Congress
MAY 11, 2015
Volvo Cars has selected South Carolina as the location of its new $500-million factory in the US. The new facility will have initial annual production of around 100,000 cars and be located in Berkeley County, close to Charleston. The new plant will make latest generation Volvo models for sale in the United States and for export.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 26, 2017
On 23 June 1992, the BMW Group announced its decision to build its US plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. During the ceremony to mark the anniversary, the all-new BMW X3 rolled off the production line in Spartanburg. During the ceremony to mark the anniversary, the all-new BMW X3 rolled off the production line in Spartanburg.
Green Car Congress
JULY 24, 2019
BMW Group Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina has doubled its capacity for production of high-voltage batteries. More than 120 people will be employed in battery production at Plant Spartanburg by the end of the year. An additional 225 vehicle assembly workers received training in the production of electrified vehicles.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 31, 2021
Mercedes-Benz will build the next generation eSprinter electric van, which is based on the newly developed Electric Versatility Platform ( earlier post ), at three locations: North Charleston, South Carolina; and Düsseldorf and Ludwigsfelde in Germany. We will start production of the eSprinter successively from the second half of 2023.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 18, 2020
Volvo Cars is significantly cutting CO 2 emissions in its logistics operations by switching transports between its manufacturing plants and new car depots from trucks to trains. —Javier Varela, Senior Vice President of Manufacturing and Logistics at Volvo Cars.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
The Lucid factory program will be overseen by Brian Barron, Lucid’s Director of Manufacturing. Barron is an 18-year veteran of BMW, where he ensured the timely launches of various BMW model lines and managed functional areas in both South Carolina and Germany. It plans to begin production of the first model in 2018.
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